Dr. Eric Warren

Aerodynamic Consultant

In 1997, after earning a PhD in Aerospace Engineering from North Carolina State University with help from NASA, Dr. Warren's career in motorsports began when he accepted an engineering role at Kranefuss-Haas Racing. When the team became Penske-Kranefuss Racing, Dr. Warren maintained his role and expanded his efforts to assist Penske Racing South. In 1999, he advanced to chief engineer for both organizations, working with drivers Rusty Wallace and Jeremy Mayfield. In January 2001, Warren left his role as Chief Aerodynamicist, Lead Engineer at Penske-Kranefuss Racing, and founded Competition Aerodynamics, which focused on aerodynamic development and consulting for high-performance race teams. He was also one of four founders of Aletheon Technologies, which provided engineering development services to motorsports and US military programs.

After establishing his own consulting company, Dr. Warren redirected his focus to working for a race team. In January 2002, he accepted the Technical Director position at Evernham Motorsports, where he supervised the design, development, engineering, fabrication, and manufacturing of all race cars while also leading the day-to-day business operations of the Engineering, Fabrication Shop, Chassis Shop, and R&D Teams. Dr. Warren's leadership capabilities quickly led to his appointment as Vice President of Evernham Motorsports. After winning 12 NASCAR Cup Series races with Evernham Motorsports, Dr. Warren parted ways with the organization during the 2007 season, seeking his next challenge.

During 2007, Michael Waltrip Racing (MWR) failed to qualify for a combined total of 44 races. In September 2007, Dr. Warren joined MWR as the Vice President and Technical Director with the goal of reorganizing and building a more competitive race team. Dr. Warren helped restructure MWR by building more competitive race cars and developing a strong engineering, fabrication, assembly, and competition staff. At the beginning of the 2008 season, all three teams of MWR faced the daunting task of qualifying for the first five races of the season against very strong competition. All three teams succeeded, with MWR missing only one race in 2008 and finishing an average of 12 positions higher in the final year-end point standings compared to 2007.

With a much stronger organization in place, Dr. Warren left Michael Waltrip Racing at the end of the 2008 season to pursue further challenges in other forms of motorsports and return to consulting work in high-performance vehicles. Reuniting with Ray Evernham, Dr. Warren is currently assisting in the aerodynamic design and engineering of Doug Herbert's attempt to break the world wheel-driven land speed record.